Summary
- Delta Air Lines will honor 60 World War II veterans by chartering a flight to Normandy, France, for the D-Day eightieth anniversary.
- The airline works with organizations just like the Best Defence Foundation and Michelin to support troops and veterans.
- Delta goals to coach and interact people concerning the significance of D-Day and World War II through its initiatives and programs.
This yr, SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines will honor 60 World War II veterans and escort them on to Normandy, France, to commemorate the D-Day eightieth anniversary of the invasion that ended the war. This shall be the third time Delta has chartered flights to the French airport, following 2022 and 2023.
Working with the Best Defence Foundations and with support coming from Michelin North America, the actual charter flight onboard a Boeing 767-300 will connect Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Deauville – Normandie Airport (DOL) on June 2nd. A return flight will depart Normandy on June twelfth to shuttle them home.
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Roughly 11% of Delta team members are veterans and proceed to dedicate their lives to serving the Guards and Reserves, during which the airline continues to support their troops and veterans with initiatives including military talent pipelines, a principal funder of the Fisher House Foundation, and onboarding latest partners to assist in the recruitment of veterans corresponding to Military Mojo, Service Academy Carrer Conference, and MBA Veterans Network.
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Education and Engage
Delta’s move to charter a flight once more to this historical and symbolic a part of France for a lot of Americans is to coach and interact people the world over about this critical a part of history, and in partnership with the Best Defence Foundation, Michelin and the Consulate General of France, plan to pick students for the possibility to take part in the ‘Next Generation Programme,’ which is a possibility to learn with past veterans regarding D-Day and World War II.
As much as 15 Delta employees work alongside the Best Defence Foundation to supply caretakers for this historic charter, and the airline Veteran Business Resource Group shall be offered special training to make sure this trip is the safest and incredibly memorable for the veterans lucky to take flight. Delta can be taking the initiative to pilot a volunteer program where the airline crew shall be buddied up with a veteran and supply support at home all year long.
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A word from the airline’s CEO, Ed Bastian, about Delta’s third special visit to Normandy:
“It’s our privilege to have fun and honor these heroes by flying them on to Normandy and recognizing their incredible sacrifices and contributions to the world. Supporting our armed service members and veterans, which we’ve proudly done throughout our history, is central to Delta’s values of all the time putting people first.”
Deauville Normandie Airport
The French region of Normandy has around 3.3 million inhabitants, and its airport, Deauville – Normandie (DOL), previously referred to as Deauville Saint Gatien, is just 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) from the small town of Deauville. The airport often only welcomes charter flights across the summer rush, seeing Spanish low-cost-carrier Volotea, which connects the region to Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, and, starting this yr, Montpellier, which can take off from April fifth.
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Most travelers to Normandy will take a direct flight into Paris Charles de Gaulle, which is treated to direct flights from quite a few US airports, just over two hours (132 miles) to this historic a part of France.